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Re: Is Wikipedia a reliable source?

Originally Posted by pro-bipartisan

No way, when I can go on their and change stuff it's not reliable.

So if I can edit it and add verifiable information [and cite it], it is unreliable outright?

One thing people seem to forget when getting hysterical is that there are millions upon millions [if not more] articles. Just because one CAN edit things to make it outright false, or vandalize it does not mean that one WILL - the rate, IIRC, isn't that terrible. Plus, its not like they were blind to the fact this could happen upon creation - they have means of dealing with vandalism and inaccurate information. IMO, however, they need to step it up in whatever way they can.

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Re: Is Wikipedia a reliable source?

I nearly hit the majority with this one.
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On most subjects, with casual debates ,IMO, it is sufficient.
On legal debates?....no.
As I am not highly educated, I'd find few errors.. Most of the found errors are probably minor to trivial....

Can be if used correctly

I really try not to use Wikipedia as the final say when I do personal research online, but I sometimes give in.

I don't believe it in itself is always credible, but often times you can be directed in the right direction of finding the right answer online by simply verifying what it already says.

For instance, if I wanted to look up Newton's Second Law (Force = mass * acceleration), I can look it up on wikipedia, see what it says and from there I can look at other sites to see if it's right. Where as if I knew nothing about the topic I'd have to wander the internet to figure out what I'm looking for. Maybe not the best example, but I hope you get my point.